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J. L. NEWTON.

BED LOUNGE. No. 252,791. Patented Jan. 24,1882.

JOSEPH L. NEWTON, OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL GRAVES, OF SAME PLACE.

BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,791, dated January 24, 1882.

Application filed October 26, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. NEWTON, of VVeymouth, in the countyof Norl'olk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-Lounges, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement relates to that portion of a bed-lounge or sofa-bedstead termed the extension-i. 0., that portion which, when folded over or otherwise placed by the side of the main frame, converts the lounge into a bed.

The invention consists in the below-described construction ofsaid extension, whereby thelegs, when in use, are held rigidly and firmly in a vertical position, and when not in use are folded back out of the way.

The improvement, while it is applicable to the extension of any bed-lounge or sofa-bedstead, relates particularly to that shown in Letters Patent No. 180,220, granted July 25, 1876, to Samuel Graves.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a plan of an extension and frame embodying my improvements, the legs being folded back. Fig. 2 is a perspective of a portion of the same with the legs in a vertical position. Fig. 3 is a vertical section with the legs in the same relative position and swung down upon the floor.

A is the extension, (corresponding to the extension c in said Letters Patent,) and O is the frame, (corresponding to frame a in said Letters Patent.) to which the extension is secured by hinges B. In Figs. 1 and 2 this extension is represented as lying, bottom up, in the frame or lounge portion 0. In Fig. 3 it is resting on the floor, having been swung down by the side of the frame.

D D D are cross-pieces in the extension A, the end pieces, D", and those next to the ends D being preferably thicker than the rest.

E is a pin or shaft, having its hearings in the cross-pieces D D, and supporting a leg, F, fixed to it by means of the screw Gor other suitable device. There are usually two of these legs, each upon its shaft E. These shafts E are allowed sufficient longitudinal play to admit of the horizontal movement of the legs F from between the cross-pieces D D, as in Fig. 1, to a position within the rectangular openings H in the cross-pieces D D, such position being shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or this movement may beobtaiued by slipping thelegs upon stationary pins E, the legs being loose 'upon them instead of fixed, as shown. .The

object of these openings H, which are of the exact size and shape of the legs, is to provide a simple means for firmly retaining the legs in a vertical position when desired. The legs, which are connected by the horizontal bar I, so that the motion of one is necessarily imparted to the other, are swung up (by graspiug either one of them) from the horizontal position shown in Fig. 1, and pushed into the corresponding openings H, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A button, J, pivoted at J to the cross-piece D, is then pushed against the leg, as in Figs. 2 and 3, and the extension A is ready to be firmly and securely supported by its legs. A stud, K, fortninga stop, is usually provided in such a position as to allow the button to be forced a trifle past the center, so as to obviate any danger of the button slipping back.

A hook or other holding device could be applied to either cross-piece D D for the purpose of securing the leg, in place of the button, if desired. One or both legs may be secured directly, one being sufficient, however, for all practical purposes.

A modification would consist in extending the rod E the length'of the extension A, and placing both legs upon the same rod, instead of having two short rods, as shown in the drawings. The operation of the legs would be the same, however.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- a 1. In the extension of a bed-lounge or sofabed, the combination, with a leg adapted to be swung from a horizontal to a vertical position in said extension, of a cross-piece or beam next the leg, provided with an opening, H, of shape to fit and hold the same in a vertical position, said leg being adapted to he slipped horizontally into said opening, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In the extension of a bed-lounge or sofa- I00 bed, the swinging legs F F, provided with the ing H, of shape to fit and hold said leg in a connecting-bar I, adapted by the motion of vertical position, and means for retaining the 10 one leg to impart corresponding motion to the other, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In combination with the leg F and pin E, secured to or bearing in the cross-pieces D D, the cross-piece I), provided with the open leg in said opening, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JOSEPH L. NEWTON.

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HENRY W. WILLmMs, Josnrn ISI-IBAUGIT. 

